GeoSports · B2C · daily sports geography game
Copy the same game for new topics, like history and soccer
Several spin-offs live; no separate numbers given
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What they did
After GeoSports took off, built spin-offs of the same game for different niches (GeoHistory, GeoFooty), all hosted under the GeoGames app.
What happened
Several spin-offs launched; combined GeoGames figures (~700K MAU, ~$40K/month) are not split by game.
- Stage
- growth
“GeoGames is the name of the app. It hosts all the spin-offs. Right now, we have several. We have GeoSports, GeoHistory, GeoFooty. They're all the same game just for different niches.”
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- GeoSports: Make a sports version of a map game you already love playingBecame the game behind ~$40K/month; no test of the idea itself
- GeoSports: Let players share their score after every round53% of players share; ~98% of traffic is word-of-mouth; 1M players in under a month
- GeoSports: Build for the web first so people can play straight from XFounder credits near-zero friction for going viral on X
- GeoSports: Send it to friends first, then reply to your own X post with the linkReply went viral: ~40,000 players, then 150,000 players the next day
- GeoSports: Post one of each day's 5 questions on X and your Instagram story~2,000 clicks a day, only ~2% of daily traffic
- GeoSports: DM big sports accounts that liked your posts and invite them to write the day's questionsHosts almost always retweet, reaching new audiences; no numbers given
- GeoSports: Keep the game free, show ads, and sell a Pro plan on the sideAds ~$1,200/day ($30-35K/month); ~1,800 Pro subs make up the rest
- GeoSports: Have Claude write a spec, then block 8 hours to build it with ClaudeNon-coder shipped the game in a weekend
- GeoSports: Keep it to 5 daily questions and one tap, so no one needs instructionsFounder says simplicity drives daily habit; no retention numbers given